Technical briefing on DASH7 given in Seoul, Korea on Dec 9, 2009

1. BENEFITS OF
DASH7 TECHNOLOGY
JP Norair
jpnorair@dash7.org
Co-chair, DASH7 Technology Working Group
09 December 2009

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2002:
Ultra-low Energy Proto-DASH7
Wireless Data Technology used by DoD
• Based on the ISO 18000-7 standard
• Mandated by U.S. Department of Defense,
allied militaries 2004:
First Publication
• Range is scalable, 10 - 2000 m (1.2 mi) ISO 18000-7
• 433 MHz
• 28 kbps
• Extendable to multi-hop, sensors, security, 2008:
IPv6, and other features Latest Publication
ISO 18000-7

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Why Use DASH7?

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Extremely High
Versatile Performance
Low
Cost

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433 MHZ
APPROVED FOR USE
IN ALL MAJOR
TRADING NATIONS

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2.4 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 2.48 2.49 2.5
25
JP’s 11g Neighbor’s 11n
Hypothetical
802.15.4 channels
-25
-50
-75
2.45 GHz is too busy
WIFI INTERFERENCE AT JP’S APARTMENT

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7x At 433 MHz, DASH7 inherently has:
6x 433 MHz
DASH7
• 6x the outdoor range of 2.45 GHz
(WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee)
5x
• 2x the outdoor range of 900 MHz
4x
• 10 - 100x the indoor range of either.
3x 900 MHz
2x
2.45 GHz
1x
DASH7 = Long Range

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500M TEST: DASH7 VS. 900MHZ
1 km
1 mW
DASH7 802.15.4 (900)
• 1 Hop Request • 2 Hop Request
• 1 Hop Response • 2 Hop Response
• 1 Node Infrastructure • 10 Nodes Infrastructure

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500M TEST: DASH7 VS. 2.45GHZ
1 km
1 mW
DASH7
802.15.4 (2.45)
• 1 Hop Request • 6-7 Hop Request
• 1 Hop Response • 6-7 Hop Response
• 1 Node Infrastructure • 100 Nodes Infrastructure

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DATA RATE FOR 64 BYTE PACKET: 500M
Unslotted Slotted Unslotted Slotted
DASH7
ZigBee 900 ZigBee 900 ZigBee ZigBee
Frequency 433 MHz 900 MHz 900 MHz 2.45 GHz 2.45 GHz
Base Data Rate 28 kbps 40 kbps 40 kbps 250 kbps 250 kbps
Packet Time 16 ms 11 ms 11 ms 2 ms 2 ms
Hops 1 2 2 6 6
Hop Latency (N/A) 24 ms 50,000 ms 15 ms 50,000 ms
Active Time 32 ms 70 ms 48 ms 102 ms 44 ms
Active Energy 0.6 mJ 2.8 mJ 1.9 mJ 7.2 mJ 3.1 mJ
Comm Time 32 ms 70 ms 100 s 102 ms 300 s
Avg Data Rate 14 kbps 6.3 kpbs 4.4 bps 5 kpbs 1.5 bps

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Slotted
ZigBee
2.45 GHz
250 kbps
2 ms
6
50,000 ms
44 ms
3.1 mJ
1.5 bps is also achieved using 76 Hz RF
300 s
for communicating with submarines! 1.5 bps

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10 YEAR TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP
DASH7 vs ZigBee
ZigBee Uses
10x
Avg. The Power of Avg.
30-60 µW 300-600 µW
DASH7
$ 43.80 4 Devices @
$10 ea.
# Devices
Over 10 Years
44 Devices @
$10 ea.
$ 438.00 Does not include
100x infrastructure cost
+ $ 98.50
Four fifteen
minute service
Services Used
Over 10 Years
44 fifteen
minute service + $ 985.00 of 2.4 GHz ZigBee!
calls @ calls @
$ 142.30 $12.50/hr. $12.50/hr. $ 1,423.00
$1,280
“Premium” Per 12
ZigBee Device

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RTLS WITH DASH7
Save power and spectrum by talking only
when stopping at a new location
1. DASH7 RTLS Tag stops at
new location
Location Marker
(fixed tag)
2. Location sequence with
nearby markers
RTLS Tag
(moving tag)
3. Location vectors sent to
central system Gateway
(fixed or mobile reader)

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AIR CARGO WITH DASH7
• Savi DASH7 tags approved for use on
all major, US commercial carriers.
• DASH7 tags never transmit unless
requested by a reader.

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CELL PHONES WITH DASH7
• Ultra low power: no impact on battery life.
DASH7 is optimal in cellular phones as a
• 433 MHz does not interfere with any
technologies on the phone.
wireless sensor communication link, where
Bluetooth is too limited. • No size impact: DASH7 technology can use
the same silicon and antenna as NFC, or it
can be put entirely in the SIM card.

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DASH7 Tools

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DASH7 OFFICIAL DEV TOOLS
TI CC430 & Kit
msp430.com
Open Source DASH7 Library STM32 “SmartSensor” Kit:
for Microcontrollers STMicro & Arira
opentag.sourceforge.net ariradesign.com/hdk.php

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ST - ARIRA
DEV KIT
A multi-purpose, multi-system dev kit
including hardware and software (DASH7
software is OpenTag).
Component Hardware Software
Compiler: IAR
Processor ST STM32 Arira
Debugger: Segger JLink
Total Code Size: Less than 50KB DASH7 Radio Semtech SX1212 OpenTag
Cost: ~$2000 GPS ST Module ST/Arira
http://www.ariradesign.com/hdk.php Cellular ST GPRS Module ST/Arira

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TI CC430
DEV KIT
An evaluation kit for the CC430 SoC, with
no additional features or software.
Compiler: IAR, CCS, GCC Component Hardware Software
Debugger: TI JTAG debugger ($100)
Processor TI CC430 (MSP430F5) None
Total Code Size: Less than 16KB
Cost: $129 DASH7 Radio TI CC430 (CC1101) OpenTag
http://www.ti.com/cc430

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OPENTAG
Open source DASH7 stack.
More developers welcome!
Component Support Release Date
Status: Preview STM32 Dec 2009
CC430 Jan 2009
Language: C Processor
CMSIS Q2 2010
Compiler: IAR (some others may work) SX1282 Q2 2010
SX1212 Dec 2009
CC430 Jan 2009
DASH7 Radio
http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/opentag SX1230 Q1 2010
SX1282 Q2 2010
RTOS FreeRTOS Q2 2010

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HIGHLIGHT:
TI CC430
• The first true family of SoCs for DASH7 TI CC430
• The CC430 is a single, silicon die and can be CPU 25 MHz MSP430
used in a QFN package or as a bare die. Performance 10 DMIPS
• Very capable, and can easily support the Security AES128 Hardware
future evolution of DASH7 Flash up to 32 KB
SRAM up to 4 KB
• Excellent engineering support from TI RF Spectrum 433 MHz / 900 MHz
RF Modulation GFSK
Cost (1M) < US$2 (QFN48)

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POSSIBILITIES WITH CC430
DASH7 in Very Small
Access Card Tracking Tags
Tire
sub-$10
Pressure
DASH7 on eSeal
Monitoring
SIM Card

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CC430 ON SIM CARD
CC430
F5137
8mm QFN48
25mm 8mm
3mm Die Package
3mm
Flat Ferrite Loop Antenna
15mm

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DASH7 SILICON STMicroelectronics
PARTNERS
Expect more SoC parts in 2010-2011
Does your silicon company
want to get involved with DASH7?
We will support your product!

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DASH7 Evolution

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Current Trends
INTEROPERABILITY Proprietary Open Source
Interoperability is a feature of all DASH7 Stack DASH7 Stack
layers of the stack working together.
Multiple System on
The DASH7 Alliance is committed to Components Chip
interoperability.
Proprietary DASH7 App
Applications Profiles
All of these improve
interoperability

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TYPES OF DASH7 PRODUCTS
RTLS Data Rich Established Products
(64+ KB) Fixed
Sensor Mobile
Basic
Tags RTLS Readers
Nodes
Other
iPhone SmartGrid
Features Nodes
Dual
Satcom
Role
Emerging Products

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DASH7 TECHNOLOGY: 2009-2010
Build DASH7 Foundations Add Features
- Find initial DASH7 Alliance participants ISO 18000-7 Mode 2 is being designed by the DASH7
- Standardize technologies that have been used Alliance. Mode 2 is an evolution of the technology to
already, but used to be proprietary. meet 2010-2020 market needs.
ISO 18000-7 Mode 2
433 MHz RTLS First DASH7 SoCs DASH7 SIM card
134 kHz subchannel IPv6 Specification First DASH7 TPMS
Sensor Feature Extension Public & Private Key Security Specification
2009 2010

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DASH7 TECHNOLOGY: 2010-2011
Add Features Formalize and Optimize
ISO 18000-7 Mode 2 is being designed by the DASH7 Standardize new Application Profiles (APs)
Alliance. Mode 2 is a massive overhaul of the Pursue Mode 1 + Mode 2 optimized silicon
technology to meet 2010-2020 market needs. Pursue Mode 2 only optimized silicon
ISO 18000-7 Mode 2
First DASH7 SoCs DASH7 SIM card Standardize Smartphone AP Extreme low power SoC
IPv6 Specification First DASH7 TPMS Standardize TPMS AP SoC with MEMs
Public & Private Key Security Specification Standardize Other APs Extreme low cost SoC
2010 2011

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